Improvement in portable laundries



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D rying Apparatus. No. 111,864. Patented Feb. 14, 1871.

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Drying Apparatus. No. 111,864. Patented Feb. 14, 1871.

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N. PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. 0. C.

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F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO MATILDA I). MORRISON, OF SAMRPLAOPLLetters Patent No. 111,864, dated February 14, 1871.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and. making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J AooB-MoumsomofIndianapolis, .county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Portable Laundries; and I do herebydeclare that the following. is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being bad to the annexed drawing making part of thisspecification, in \vhich- Figure I is a perspective view of mylaundry,showing the stove or fire-box in which the fuel is burned, the hot-airchamber in which the drying is done, a port-ion of the uptake throughwhich the products of combustion pass, the pipe which conducts the steamfrom the drying-chamber to the lip-take, the damper for admitting air tothe apparatus, and the doors for allowing accessto the interior thereof.

Figure II is a longitudinal section on line a: a: of Fig.1-II, showingthe fuel in the fire-box, the flue for leading the products ofcombustion to the rip-take, the passage thro'ugh the up take, thepassage for the steam from the drying-chamber, the arrangement of theshelves or rods for supporting the articles to be dried, and thearrangement of the tubes or passages for producing a downward draughtfor exhausting the, air from thedrying-chamber.

v Figure III is a plan view on line z z of Fig. II, showing thearrangement of the supporting rods or she-vies in the drying-chamber.

. Figure IV is a plan view of the line for the passage of the productsof combustion.

Figure :V is a vertical transverse section on line 3 y of Fig. II.

Figure VI is a. vertical transverse section on line 3 y of Fig. II,showing the tubes for producing the downward draught and the passage fordistributing the heated air within the drying-chamber.

Corresponding letters refer to corresponding parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to what I shall term portable laundries; and D Itconsists in such a device, when constructed in sections, so that it mayreadily be taken apart and" closely packed for transportation, or sothat it may be placed in position in a house, where it couldnot be if itwere not thus constructed, and so that it may be easily removed fromoncroom to another; and

It further consists in the combination and arrangement of some'of theparts of which .it is composed, as will be more fully describedhereafter.

A in the drawing refers to the fire-box or pot,'it consisting of aprojcction formed upon the front portion of the device, whichis providedwith grates for "the fuel to rest upon, an ash-pan below' such grate,

the usual or any convcnient'doors forthe insertion of the-fuel and theremovalof the ashes, and apertures in itstop for the reception ofvessels of anykind,

such apertures being covered with removable covers in the usual manner.The top plate or sheet of the fire-box extends rearward into thedrying-chamber for some distance, as shown in Fig. I, and forms a cornvenient place for heating sad-irons and for warming 5 4 v v u variouskinds of food. From the point where this platform ceases this plate orsheet is reduced in width,

as shown in Fig. IV, such reduced portion extending reafward through thedrying-chamber and through the rear wall thereof, where it receives thelip-take.

This plate, in conjunction with a bottom one and with two side plates orsheets, forms the fine A, as shown in Fig. II, through which the gaseousproducts ,of combustion pass from the fire-box to the up-take.

top plate of due A, and its upper portion extending for any desireddistance above the upper surface of the drying-chamber.

B refers to the fluc above alluded to, it extending through a portiononly of the drying-chamber and havinga closed front end, but an openrear end, in

order thatthe passage of the heated gases through the fine A may inducea current through such line.

B B refer to the tubes or flues which have their inner ends attached toand in communication with the fines B, from which they extend outwardand down-- ward, as shown 'in Figs. V and VI, their lower and outer endsopening into the lower portion of the drying-chamber, in order that,. asthe draught isindnced through the line B, the cooler portion of the airin said chamber. may be carried off through such tubes or pipes, and, ifdesired, the greater portion of the air may be exhausted from suchchamber by a damper or valve which covers the outlet from such chamberto the cdnction-pipc for the steam which may at any time be generatedtherein.

Grefers to a steam cdnction pipe, one end of which communicates with thedrying-chamber, while its other end terminates in a vertical flue, O,which is formedwithin the up-takezA". This pipe or passage is designcdas a passage for the escape of any steam or vapor which may be generatedwithin the drying-chamber, its inner end being. controlled by a damperor valve,

so that, at any time when it becomes desirable, iis' mouth may be closedor partially closed, and the air drawn from such chambcr'thronnh thepipes B B, asabove described.

I) refers to a horizontal flue, which may be of the through them ortheentrance-of cold air. 3

regulated at pleasure. l G'G refer to rods or clasps, which hold; theplates composing the drying-chamber together, they being segmentalformshown iuFig. VI, or of any other suitable form, it being locateddirectly above the flues A and B. The lower sheet or plate of this flueis provided with a series ofperforations, in order that the heated airmay pass freely into the space between it and the plate or sheet whichforms the top of said flue, so that it may be deflected by such sheetand made to pass below its loweredges, and thus be-distributedthroughout the entire chamber. r The two sheets constituting thisfiueare designated. bythe letters U1), and their front ends maybe joinedtogether bya perforated plate, D", as shown in Fig.

VI, in order that: any heated air from the sad-iron heating e chambermay enter the 'dryingchamber through them; e

7 EE refer to doors, which are hingedto the plates or sh'eets'which formthe drying-chamber, and are so constructed that theycan be openedto giveaccess to said chamber, and closed so as to form nearly air-tight.joints, and thus prevent the escape-0t heated air 1 i These doors may beconstructed with glass panels, so as to enable persons to look into thechamber without opening them, or they may be of metal entirely,aspreferred. It' will howevorbe found most convenientto construct themwithglass panels. 1

E E refer to doors, which are so located as to open into thesad-ironheating-chamber and into the rear 1 end. of the drying -chamber.7 Below these doors and upon the sides of the chamber dampersfarelocated which cover a series of apertures forthe admis-' sion ofair-toyth e chamber-above, the-slides being, so arranged that thequantity of air soadmitted may be of such a length as to have hooksformed upon their cnds to enter staples or holes in eyes formed upon thev interior surface of the side plates of thedevice, which plates arefurnished with grooves or channels for the: reception of the top,bottom, and end/plates, asshown in Fig. 1H." Owing to the fact that theplates of this device are constructed-in the manner shown, thesideplates being' fnrnished lwith recesses to hold all. the other plates ofwhich the device iscomposed, with the'exception' of the up-talie and thesteam-e'dnetion pipe, it follows that, by removing thesehooks or-rods GG, all of the, parts may be separated and carried to any position whereit may be desirable to erect them and quickly put together.,, 1 have,however, contem plated the'use of bolts running through the side-plates-'or flanges formed thereon forholding the parts in poapartments, whileits front end is capable of being used as a stove for boiling any kettleor the contents thereof that will fit it. v

3 In constructing this'device itlis proposed to use 'cast plates ofmetal or .sheetsof wrought metal, or'

both combined, when found desirable,

Having thus described my inventio'in v What Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by lletters Patent, 'is-. v -1. .A'portablelaundry, the sideplates or sheetsof which are constructed with grooves. or channels, and

which are so arranged with reference to the other plates or sheets ofthe device as to hold said sheets in position by a series of rods orbolts, substantially in" ,the manner set forth, for the purpose ofenabling the parts toabe separated and united, as herein described.

2. The combination andarrangelnent of the dryingchamber, thesteam=eduction pipe 0, and the fliues B and-B7B, substantially as and.for the purpose set forth. I l l 3. The combination and arrangement ofthe horizontal flues A and B, substantially. as and fol-the purpose setforth-- V 4. The combination of th'e'flues A, B. and D, and

,the sad-iron heating-chamber substantially as and for the purpose setfortln' 1 5. ,In a drying apparatus,constructed substantially asdescribed, the combination of the valve or damper in the mouth of the;pipe 0, and the pipes or fluesB B1B, substantially asj'and for thepurpose specified; 6. The arrangement of, the slides which admit the airto the'drying-chamberiu regulated quantities, such slides being in thesidewalls-0t the chamber, as shown. J

In testimony whereof I have signed m'ynamc to this specification-in thepresence of twosubscribing with'e'ssesp' I v JACOB'MORRISON.

Witnesses: I

D.- P. HOLLOWAY,

